Although this brick, timber and slate home resembles it's early 20th-century neighbors, it was actually built in 2012. The brief to architect Ira Grandberg was to make the residence look as if it were a contemporary of the stately Georgians around it but with open, more informal spaces. Designed by Debra Blair, the interiors have the patina of a stately 1920's home: millwork is deep and burnished; wide doors look out onto Southport Harbor and the greens of the country club; herringbone floors in the entry intersect with patterned wool carpet. Decoration is a reflection of a peripatetic life with an antique tall case clock; old Chinese pottery; a bench in pumpkin suede and wall covering like a Moroccan mosaic
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Although this brick, timber and slate home resembles it's early...

Although this brick, timber and slate home resembles it's early 20th-century neighbors, it was actually built in 2012. The brief to architect Ira Grandberg was to make the residence look as if it were a contemporary of the stately Georgians around it but with open, more informal spaces. Designed by Debra Blair, the interiors have the patina of a stately 1920's home: millwork is deep and burnished; wide doors look out onto Southport Harbor and the greens of the country club; herringbone floors in the entry intersect with patterned wool carpet. Decoration is a reflection of a peripatetic life with an antique tall case clock; old Chinese pottery; a bench in pumpkin suede and wall covering like a Moroccan mosaic
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Although this brick, timber and slate home resembles it's early...

Designed by Ellen Coker Baldwin Interiors, this is a joyful beach home for a happy, close-knit family seven, and the broad vista of the sea is celebrated in every room. Because of the original footprint, there is almost a 280-degree view of the coastline. Design and decoration took it's cue from this seaside promentory. The subtle color palette of sunlight on the water is enhanced by inter plays of light and reflection. "The theme of the house started with the picture over the mantel in the living room," explains the homeowner. Painted by her husband's uncle, who is the former head of the Fairfield Historical Society, the painting portrays three houses, which are still standing, along the beach.
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Designed by Ellen Coker Baldwin Interiors, this is a joyful beach...

Designed by Ellen Coker Baldwin Interiors, this is a joyful beach home for a happy, close-knit family seven, and the broad vista of the sea is celebrated in every room. Because of the original footprint, there is almost a 280-degree view of the coastline. Design and decoration took it's cue from this seaside promentory. The subtle color palette of sunlight on the water is enhanced by inter plays of light and reflection. "The theme of the house started with the picture over the mantel in the living room," explains the homeowner. Painted by her husband's uncle, who is the former head of the Fairfield Historical Society, the painting portrays three houses, which are still standing, along the beach.
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